World Changers Shaped By Ethics

A university-wide center that supports student and faculty ethics-related education and activities.

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Cary M. Maguire Center for Ethics and Public Responsibility

The Cary M. Maguire Center for Ethics and Public Responsibility is a trusted resource for the exploration and understanding of contemporary ethical questions through education, scholarship, research, and recognition that fulfills our public responsibility to build a society that upholds integrity, critical thinking, and social responsibility as essential values to the wellbeing of humankind.

Connecting SMU and Our Community

The Maguire Ethics Center cultivates dialog between students, faculty, and community through events and fellowship.

Public Service Fellowship

Apply to be a 2026 Maguire Public Service Fellow!

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2025-2026 Ethics Essay Prize Submissions Now Open

The 2026 Ethics Essay Prize prompt invites you to consider the ethical weight of silence.

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Meet the 2025 Maguire Public Scholar: Jessica Dixon Weaver

The Public Scholar Lectureship honors SMU faculty whose research invites ethical reflection and public dialogue, and is the only university-wide lecture awarded solely by faculty peer nomination and selection.

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Meet Maguire Ethics Center Advisory Board Chair Grant Moise

Media executive brings decades of leadership experience as Center celebrates 30th anniversary

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Ethics Center Advisory Board

The Ethics Center Advisory Board consists of community leaders who provide guidance, support, and insight to help steer the Center’s initiatives.

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Faculty Advisory Committee

The Faculty Advisory Committee consists of selected senior faculty members from SMU and the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas.

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Maguire Ethics Center Highlights

2025 Public Service Fellows

2025 Public Service Fellows

The Maguire Ethics Center proudly announces its 2025 cohort of Public Service Fellows - seven exceptional undergraduate and graduate students from SMU dedicated to advancing public service and ethics research.

Meet the Fellows
From Nodes to Networks: Defining, Unifying, and Promoting Character Education at SMU

From Nodes to Networks: Defining, Unifying, and Promoting Character Education at SMU

SMU has been selected as one of 42 colleges and universities nationwide to receive a 2025 Capacity Building Grant from the Educating Character Initiative (ECI), a national program led by the Program for Leadership and Character at Wake Forest University funded by Lilly Endowment, Inc.

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Civic Engagement at SMU

Learn more about how to register to vote, understand who's on your ballot, and familiarize yourself with your state's voting rules and guidelines to ensure your voice is heard.

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